{"id":18318,"date":"2015-08-22T21:01:34","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T01:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=18318"},"modified":"2015-08-23T12:41:42","modified_gmt":"2015-08-23T16:41:42","slug":"day-43-saturday-august-22-industry-to-pittsburgh-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=18318","title":{"rendered":"Day 43. Saturday, August 22 – Industry to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"

A foggy 54\u00b0 was much<\/em> colder this morning \"DSCN7271\"<\/a>without the sun to warm our bodies. \u00a0Within a couple of blocks, we had to stop and throw on jackets for our five mile\"IMG_1231\"<\/a> beautiful ride along the river\"DSCN7273\"<\/a> to breakfast.\"DSCN7278\"<\/a>\u00a0 It was worth it.<\/p>\n

After breakfast, we\u00a0pedaled through\"DSCN7279\"<\/a> the nicely renovated Beaver\u00a0downtown,\"DSCN7281\"<\/a> across the Beaver River\"DSCN7284\"<\/a> then across the Ohio River.\"DSCN7288\"<\/a> \u00a0The morning route was along a highway with no shoulder,\"IMG_1234\"<\/a> but the Saturday morning traffic\u00a0was minimal. \u00a0It took two hours for the sun to rise above the soft clouds, but the temperatures remained cool. \u00a0Homes were stacked on the steep hillside\"DSCN7296\"<\/a> and though we had climbing,\"DSCN7309\"<\/a> we were happy it was not that<\/em> steep. \u00a0We rode past patriotic neighborhoods\"DSCN7306\"<\/a> and the dilapidating buildings\"DSCN7298\"<\/a> the steel industry had left behind. \u00a0In order to avoid a few hills we crossed over\"DSCN7318\"<\/a> to Neville Island with a township on one end and \"DSCN7320\"<\/a>industry on the other. \u00a0Back on the southside of the Ohio River,\"DSCN7326\"<\/a> we encountered a couple more climbs\"DSCN7328\"<\/a> then a few miles of some hairy construction\"DSCN7332\"<\/a> before reaching Pittsburgh\"DSCN7343\"<\/a> and a quiet bike path. \u00a0This is the way to see the city,\"DSCN7342\"<\/a> great views and away from the traffic. \u00a0It was a picture perfect day; exactly what the Chamber of Commerce would order for\u00a0a Pirate’s and<\/em> \"DSCN7334\"<\/a>Steelers weekend. \u00a0And what better way to enjoy the day and view of the city\"DSCN7350\"<\/a>\u00a0then over lunch\"DSCN7351\"<\/a> and beer.\"DSCN7348\"<\/a> \u00a0We enjoyed the last\u00a0few miles along the Monongahela River,\"IMG_1250\"<\/a> retraceing the path\"DSCN7360\"<\/a> we’d biked five years ago and not going much faster than these guys..\"IMG_1251\"<\/a>…in no hurry to get out of the way of cars. \u00a0It was a leisurely 46 mile ride today, but we ate\"DSCN7375\"<\/a> like we’d pedaled the Rockies, or maybe just the 2300 miles so far.<\/p>\n\n\t\t